The Optimistic Musings of a Pessimist

Guest Post: Welcome Daria!!

Happy Monday, folks – let’s all extend a warm welcome to Daria!

My family

Daria is one of the newest members of the Cool Bloggers Club; she started her blog – Mom of Children – just…

Happy Things Friday: 3 May

Um, what now? It’s MAY?? How did that happen?

Also, thank goodness. I’m not sure how much more winter (or pseudo-spring) I could withstand. Some days it’s sunny and warm and other days I…

Cool Bloggers Walking Club, Happy Things Friday
May, 03, 2024
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Chapter Four: April 2024

In January I suggested we “write a book together” in 2024 and pitched the idea of assigning each month a chapter title.

So far, I’ve had:

January – Steady: Finding Solid Ground After a Year of…

Destination Nova Scotia: Medford Beach

You know how I’m always harping on about hidden gems?

Let me introduce you to one such jewel – the natural delight that is Medford Beach.

This landscape looks like something from another planet and, in…

Nova Scotia
May, 01, 2024
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On Baggage and Rain

My mind has been a bit of a cluster lately. Some of this is because of life circumstances but some of this is because…I’m me.

I am a worrier. A pessimist. I am prone to…

Mental Health
Apr, 30, 2024
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Guest Post: Welcome Coco!!

First, three cheers for today’s guest – Coco – for so recently setting her marathon PR! A sub-4 race…along the streets of Paris!! It doesn’t get much more exciting than that. (Not that I’d…

This week was quite lovely. Good weather. Extracurriculars went smoothly. The kids showered with reasonable frequency. But Sunday and Monday were spent in an epic funk. I wrote a big brain dump but didn’t…